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Marty Rose wrote:
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> I would like to know is there is any treatment for dystonia -medication or
> therapy of some kind?   How do you cope with it?

There are several kinds of dystonia other than that of PD. The Merck
Manual article (p.1467) suggests some treatment as in PD-
anticholinergics or levodopa, but also the dopamine antagonist
reserpine, or botulinum toxin. Non-PD dystonia must be a quite different
animal from ours. Cheers,
Joe
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